Learners’ Satisfaction in Two Foreign Language Teacher Education Programs: Are We Doing Our Homework?

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Published: Jan 9, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.19183/how.25.1.436
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Curriculum evaluation, learner satisfaction, teacher education programs

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Gabriel Vicente Obando Guerrero
Ana Clara Sánchez Solarte

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This article reports the results of a descriptive research project whose goal was to identify the degree of satisfaction of students enrolled in two teacher education programs at a public Colombian university. As satisfaction and quality are prevalent terms in curriculum evaluation, and are encouraged by accreditation and government regulations, learner feedback can be valuable input in these processes. Seventy students of beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels from two programs were surveyed. The findings suggest that besides the mechanisms proposed by the government to collect information, student feedback needs to be considered. Regarding the programs, learners display an overall satisfaction, but methodology and assessment need to be considered in future curriculum development and evaluation processes.

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Obando Guerrero, G. V., & Sánchez Solarte, A. C. (2018). Learners’ Satisfaction in Two Foreign Language Teacher Education Programs: Are We Doing Our Homework?. HOW, 25(1), 135–155. https://doi.org/10.19183/how.25.1.436
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Vol. 25 No. 1: (January/June 2018)
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Gabriel Vicente Obando Guerrero

Gabriel Vicente Obando Guerrero is an associate professor in the Linguistics and Languages Department at Universidad de Nariño (Colombia). He holds a master’s degree in TESOL/Linguistics from the University of Northern Iowa (USA). He is currently enrolled in the PhD program in Foreign and Second Language Education at Florida State University (USA).

Ana Clara Sánchez Solarte

Ana Clara Sánchez Solarte holds an MA in TESOL/Linguistics from the University of Northern Iowa (USA). She is the director of the “Lenguaje y Pedagogía” research group at Universidad de Nariño (Colombia). She is currently enrolled in the PhD program in Foreign and Second Language Education at Florida State University (USA).
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